What’s the Best Background Option for Your Headshot?
Here are 15 Headshot Background Options and Ideas
What’s the Best Background Option for Your Headshot?
Here are 15 Headshot Background Options and Ideas
Pick Your Profile Photo Background from these Options
If you’re after a professional Sydney corporate headshot or business portrait, choosing the right background can be daunting. The headshot background you choose will depend on your profession, company, each individual’s role, and mood you want to convey. You should also consider what the staff members are wearing or their skin colour. After all it should be flattering and complimentary to everyone.
To help you out, we’ve put together a guide to the best professional headshot backgrounds, with some handy tips for choosing them. Whether you’re an experienced marketing or office manager, we hope you find this guide helpful.
List of All Headshot Background Options
- Solid Pure White (Hex Colour #FFFFFF)
- Radial Gradient with Grey to Black Background
- Radial Gradient with White to Light Grey Background
- Black Textured Background
- Solid Black Background (Hex Colour #000000)
- Linear Gradient with White to Light Grey Colour
- Linear Gradient with Grey to Black background
- Custom Requested background
- Bright Coloured Backgrounds
- Branded Logo Backgrounds
- Patterned Background
- City, Urban and Outdoors Background
- Natural and Environmental Backgrounds
Table of Contents – Chapters
Headshot Background Examples We Use
![Solid White Hex Colour #FFFFFF Headshot Background Example. By Orlandosydney.com Solid White Hex Colour #FFFFFF Headshot Background Example. By Orlandosydney.com](https://orlandosydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Solid-White-Headshot-Background-Example.-By-Orlandosydney.com-0064-jpg.webp)
Before – Most popular is Solid White (Hex Colour #FFFFFF)
![Corporate Headshot. Natural Facial Expression. White background. Corporate Photography by orlandosydney.com Solid White Hex Colour #FFFFFF Headshot Background Example. By Orlandosydney.com](https://orlandosydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Headshot-Natural-Facial-Expression.-Corporate-Photography-by-orlandosydney.com-00552.jpg)
After – Example headshot with Solid White Background (Hex Colour #FFFFFF)
![Radial Gradient Grey to Black Headshot Background Example. By Orlandosydney.com Radial Gradient Grey to Black Headshot Background Example. By Orlandosydney.com](https://orlandosydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Radial-Gradient-Grey-to-Black-Headshot-Background-Example.-By-Orlandosydney.com-0064.jpg)
Before – Another popular choice is Radial Gradient, Grey to Black for a Headshot Background
![Female Professional Headshot. LinkedIn Business Profile. By Orlandosydney.com Radial Gradient Grey to Black Headshot Background Example. By Orlandosydney.com](https://orlandosydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Female-Professional-Headshot.-LinkedIn-Business-Profile.-By-Orlandosydney.com-202300752.jpg)
After – Example headshot with Radial Gradient with Grey to Black background
![Headshot Background Radial Gradient. White to Light Grey. By Orlandosydney.com Headshot Background Radial Gradient. White to Light Grey.](https://orlandosydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Radial-Gradient-Sydney-Headshot-Background-White-to-Light-Grey.-By-Orlandosydney.com-00640-jpg.webp)
Before – Background Radial Gradient. White to Light Grey
![Women’s Headshots with White to Grey Background. By Orlandosydney.com Headshot Background Radial Gradient. White to Light Grey.](https://orlandosydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Womens-Headshots-with-White-to-Grey-Background.-By-Orlandosydney.com-00640.jpg)
After – Example with Background Radial Gradient. White to Light Grey
![Headshots in Sydney with Black Textured Background. Photography By orlandosydney.com Headshots in Sydney with Black Textured Background.](https://orlandosydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Headshots-in-Sydney-with-Black-Textured-Background.-Photography-By-orlandosydney.com-00160.jpg)
Before – Black Textured Background
![Executive Board Members Headshots Annual Reports, Sydney. Photography By orlandosydney.com 00140 Headshots in Sydney with Black Textured Background.](https://orlandosydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Executive-Board-Members-Headshots-Annual-Reports-Sydney.-Photography-By-orlandosydney.com-00140.jpg)
After – Example headshot with Black Textured Background
![Headshot Background Linear Gradient, White to Light Grey. By Orlandosydney.com Headshot Background Linear Gradient, White to Light Grey](https://orlandosydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Sydney-Headshot-Background-Linear-Gradient-White-to-Light-Grey.-By-Orlandosydney.com-00661-jpg.webp)
Before – Linear Gradient, White to Light Grey
![Staff Headshots in Black and White. Linear Background Example. By Orlandosydney.com Headshot Background Linear Gradient, White to Light Grey](https://orlandosydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Staff-Headshots-in-Black-and-White.-Linear-Background-Example.-By-Orlandosydney.com-00661.jpg)
After – Example Linear Gradient, White to Light Grey
![Background for Headshots Solid Grey Colour. By Orlandosydney.com Headshots Backdrop Colour Examples, White, Grey and Black](https://orlandosydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Background-for-Headshots-Solid-Grey-Colour.-By-Orlandosydney.com_-jpg.webp)
Before – Solid Mid Grey Background
![Women’s LinkedIn Corporate Headshots Headshots Backdrop Colour Examples, White, Grey and Black](https://orlandosydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Womens-Corporate-Headshots.-Photography-by-Orlandosydney.com-202300399.jpg)
After – Example with Solid Mid Grey Background
![Headshots Backdrop Colour Examples, Grey, White and Black Headshots Backdrop Colour Examples, White, Grey and Black](https://orlandosydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Headshots-Backdrop-Colour-Examples-by-Orlandosydney.com-OS1_7202.jpg)